Tks
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Perhaps I don't know how to properly search for them (tried "parametric equalizer on Ebay). But I don't see many. Even the ones that exist (rack mount sorts) are all seemingly analogue, and only 5 bands?
Where are all the digital ones? Ones that are easy to use and can be manipulated with some semblance of a GUI (something like an RME ADI 2 DAC). Also it might just be me, but 5 bands isn't particularly great. I know we have folks that say "you can never have enough DSP processing power". What does this even mean? Knowing the sorts of FPGA horsepower we have, and just general CPU's like Core M varients that need no active cooling, is running parametric EQ THAT demanding on chips? I somewhat understand there needs to be a DAC for a digital PEQ to exist (or one that simply can have a screen that lists out the metrics you are setting for Band, Gain, Q-Factor, and Filter type). DACs in recent history remind me of what mobile phones can do compared to dedicated DAPs. There is such a massive divide of secondary feature-sets outside of the pure task of conversion I just don't understand what some of these companies are thinking when they conjure prices in excess of like $2,000+ and yet it's still a gamble if the actual conversion being done is of high fidelity...
Outside of the costs of requiring software developers that will need to actually implement EQ within the DACs.. are these devices TRULY this underpowered where if you ask them to do anything outside of simply converting signal, they're just going to choke?
I've seen the MiniDSP HD.. kind of an odd price for a device that doesn't measure all that well. I'm simply confused >_>
Where are all the digital ones? Ones that are easy to use and can be manipulated with some semblance of a GUI (something like an RME ADI 2 DAC). Also it might just be me, but 5 bands isn't particularly great. I know we have folks that say "you can never have enough DSP processing power". What does this even mean? Knowing the sorts of FPGA horsepower we have, and just general CPU's like Core M varients that need no active cooling, is running parametric EQ THAT demanding on chips? I somewhat understand there needs to be a DAC for a digital PEQ to exist (or one that simply can have a screen that lists out the metrics you are setting for Band, Gain, Q-Factor, and Filter type). DACs in recent history remind me of what mobile phones can do compared to dedicated DAPs. There is such a massive divide of secondary feature-sets outside of the pure task of conversion I just don't understand what some of these companies are thinking when they conjure prices in excess of like $2,000+ and yet it's still a gamble if the actual conversion being done is of high fidelity...
Outside of the costs of requiring software developers that will need to actually implement EQ within the DACs.. are these devices TRULY this underpowered where if you ask them to do anything outside of simply converting signal, they're just going to choke?
I've seen the MiniDSP HD.. kind of an odd price for a device that doesn't measure all that well. I'm simply confused >_>